Every one can go with his personal views because it's open forum for all members, but we have to face reality as well, and it's clearly indicating it's never been easy for Manchester City to replace Arsenal at the top rank with current form Arsenal are also going to increase their strength in coming days as well which will help them for having better results and improve quality for the both competitions Premier League and UEFA Europa Cup which are targeted by them.
Man City's defeat in the previous match certainly gave him a feeling of shock and also disappointment. That's why, I'm sure, Man City doesn't want to lose any more opportunities to keep getting closer to number 1 in the standings. What's more, Arsenal always plays well and wins consistently, so, if Man City often loses or is drawn, then this will not be good for them. They have Halland who is very strong, however, football is the work of a team that has to play solo and consistently everyone.
Premier League is eventually a very tough and exciting football league. We can see how tight the standings points, moreover among the club's number 2-4. This is risky enough if one of them are losing their chance and fail in the match. They may take over each other.